295 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of optical precision instruments (SIC code 26701), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.3% dissolution rate — 295 of 334 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 131% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 78% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 14.1 years. London leads with 12% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 127 government contracts valued at £12.5M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 131% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of optical precision instruments sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 12% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of optical precision instruments sector have been awarded 127 government contracts worth £12.5M in total.
There are 295 active companies classified under SIC code 26701 (Manufacture of optical precision instruments) in the UK, out of 334 total registered.
SIC code 26701 stands for "Manufacture of optical precision instruments". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (35), CAMBRIDGE (8), GLASGOW (8).
The average active manufacture of optical precision instruments company in the UK is 14.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1924.
Our database contains 3,467 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of optical precision instruments companies. The largest category is Governance with 956 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.